U2
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
Rock

Debuted at No. 1 with 840,000 copies sold its first week. “Vertigo” was a Top-40 hit and an iPod jingle.

Ashlee Simpson
I Am Me
Pop, Rock

Disc debuted at No. 1.

Daughtry
Leave This Town
Pop, Rock

American Idol alum Chris Daughtry and his band’s sophomore release topped the album chart with sales of 269,000 units.

30 Seconds to Mars
A Beautiful Lie
Alternative, Rock

This Top-40 CD spawned a pair of modern rock hits featuring vocals by frontman/actor Jared Leto.

Fountains of Wayne
Out-of-State Plates
Pop, Rock
Taylor Hicks
Taylor Hicks
Pop, R&B, Rock

The Season 5 American Idol champ hit No. 2.

The Killers
Day & Age
Pop, Rock

Disc peaked at 6. “Human” was a hit single.

Radiohead
Hail to the Thief
Alternative, EDM/Electronica/Techno, Rock

Album debuted at number 3

Goo Goo Dolls
A Boy Named Goo
Rock
Coldplay
Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends
Rock

The album and the single “Viva La Vida” both hit No. 1.

Everclear
Sparkle and Fade
Alternative, Rock
Good Charlotte
Good Morning Revival
Punk, Rock

Disc came in at No. 7

Jimmy Eat World
Futures
Pop, Punk, Rock

Disc peaked at No. 6

P!nk
Funhouse
Pop, Rock

Contains the No. 1 hit “So What”

Switchfoot
Nothing Is Sound
Christian/Gospel, Pop, Rock

Crossover effort peaked at 3